As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
semidesert
(noun) a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
semidesert (plural semideserts)
A semiarid region, approaching desert.
• missteered
Source: Wiktionary
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.